Save the date · Animated films
Animated save the date videos
An animated save the date is a short vertical video, here about 25 to 36 seconds, painted in a soft watercolour style and set to music. Each film opens with a line to the family by name, then shows the couple's names, the place and the date. It arrives on WhatsApp as a video, not a link.
Each film is a small illustrated story: a lake with a sailboat, a camper van on a palm coast, a supper club with a tuba player, a château that turns to night. The illustrated couple in each film is part of the painting; your names, place and date are written in by the engine.
They are fourteen films in all. They are built, and they are not on the server yet.
All 14 are built and coming soon; none can be ordered yet.
Coming soonBellagio
A sailboat, a lake and a villa
Coming soonCalifornia
A camper van, palms and a sunset
Coming soonThe Chapel
A chapel, a walk, an olive branch
Coming soonDivine Dining
A supper club, a champagne tower and a tuba
Coming soonFirst Dance
A château, a first dance and golden sparks
Coming soonThe French Edit
Rolling hills and a long lunch
Coming soonHacienda
A bell-tower gate and a dance
Coming soonMythic
Clouds, a biplane and two cupids
Coming soonPark Avenue
A skyline, a hotel and a staircase
Coming soonProvence Nights
A villa terrace, from afternoon to fireworks
Coming soonSeaside
Beach chairs, a cliff village and a sail
Coming soonSevilla
A fan opens, and the courtyard dances
Coming soonToscana
Cypress hills, a scooter and a spritz
Coming soonWinter Vow
Snow on the hotel, and a dance inside
How it works
Three steps
Pick a film
Fourteen settings, from Italian lakes to a snowy New York hotel.
Add names, date and place
They are lettered into the film in its own script.
Each family gets its own
The opening line carries that family's name.
Questions
Animated films, answered
When will the animated save the dates be available?
They are built and waiting to go on the server. Until then every page shows the film as coming soon and cannot be ordered.
Are the people in the animated films us?
No. The couple in each film is an illustrated couple that is part of the painting. What is yours is the text: names, place, date and the family's name.
How long is each animated save the date?
Between 25 and 36 seconds depending on the film, shot for a phone held upright.